chris vognar notebook - How the laughing emoji became the favorite insult of the lazy and incurious - It's easy to spot people using the laughing emoji to respond to even the worst of news stories.

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odie henderson review - The Boston-based dark comedy 'The Drama' stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Our critic gave it zero stars. If you knew the twist in the movie, you wouldn't go see it.

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Why isn't there a 'Real Housewives of Boston'?

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A new PBS Thoreau documentary helps convert a skeptic

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Watch Party -- 'Marty Supreme,' a 'Stranger Things' spinoff, plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend -- "Running Point" also returns for its second season.

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DANCE -- In 'Open Machine' at the ICA, dance meets digital as artists navigate AI's influence on stage -- Choreographers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener say the show is "a dialogue with these tools."

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ODIE HENDERSON REVIEW | ★★★ -- 'The O.C.' star Ben McKenzie wants you to know: 'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money' -- The actor, a former econ major, has a new and effective documentary about the risks of cryptocurrency.

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Evidence against singer D4vd in killing of 14-year-old girl will be revealed in court within days -- David Burke was arrested on April 16 and pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with a person under 14, and mutilating a dead body.

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STORY BEHIND THE BOOK - The enslavement of Native Americans is a lesser-known part of our national history. Linford D. Fisher wants to change that. Like many Americans, Linford D. Fisher learned next to nothing about Native American history in school. "I actually went to an elementary school that was called Conestoga, which is the name of a native nation," he says. "And we never once talked about that."

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Michael Tilson Thomas, eminent orchestra leader, dies at 81 -- The conductor, who burst onto the classical music scene at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was widely considered one of the most distinguished American conductors of his generation.

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New docs on Jerry West and the 'Jail Blazers' arrive in time for NBA Playoffs -- Catch up with a couple of recent documentaries, one a story of tormented heroism, one not so much, both worth watching.

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'Lorne' is a superficial portrait of a comedy legend -- You'd think you'd learn something about "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels from this documentary. But NOOOOO!

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Four takeaways from Noah Kahan's new Netflix documentary -- "Noah Kahan: Out of Body" offers an intimate look at the singer-songwriter's New England upbringing and rise to stardom.

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The empathetic 'I Swear' continues advocacy for Tourette's syndrome

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Governor Tim Walz to release 'Good Neighbors,' inspired by ICE surge in Minnesota and the pushback

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Harvard Film Archive cinema closed for the summer, Goldberg Rabb collection goes to auction, and more

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The Avett Brothers on their stage musical 'Swept Away' and the thrills of touring with Mike Patton

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Phantom threads and muddled metaphors haunt 'Mother Mary'

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Donnie Wahlberg talks Jaylen Brown's 'Boston Blue' cameo, crowns Fallon 'the sixth New Kid' on 'The Tonight Show'

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At Yale: looking at faces of the 20th century, the body in decline, and a great architect's career

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Your guide to Vermont music (beyond Noah Kahan)

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The MFA posted pictures of a nude performance artist at work — and suddenly everyone's an art critic

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After his cheating scandal, can Dave Grohl reclaim his 'nice guy' image with the new Foo Fighters album?

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'Psycho' actor Anthony Perkins got married at this beachy $3.35m Wellfleet house in 1973

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Emma Copley Eisenberg's bold and ambitious stories celebrate fat bodies and the people who live in them

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Local bestsellers for the week ended April 19

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50 years later, Peter Wolf looks back at the famous ramble that birthed 'Reputah the Beautah'

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Dave Mason, songwriter who co-founded Traffic, dies at 79

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B.J. Novak, Boston Marathon winners toss first pitches at Fenway

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Richard Gadd's 'Baby Reindeer' follow-up 'Half Man' is a maximum intensity drama

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John Kerry tells Colbert that US would be better off 'if neither Iran nor Kash Patel are getting bombed'

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Seeing weather through a different lens

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